Zach Mattocks

Zachary's love for creating music began when he first strummed an autoharp in his elementary years.  He enjoyed the rich, warm sound it produced and the feel of the strings.  His first instrument of choice was the steel string acoustic guitar.  After graduating from high school, Zach continued to study music and guitar during his military career, and began to learn piano at Minot State University.  After discovering his life love for music, he began full-time study at Illinois State University as a classical guitar major and performed solo and chamber music throughout the midwest.  Zachary studied guitar with Dr. Angelo Favis, jazz with Kevin Hart and Charlie Stokes, and music education with Tim Fredstrom.  He has since earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree and holds a certification to teach music K-12.  Zach has been teaching guitar and piano for more than five years.  After having recently moved to the Bay area, he is excited to be teaching and performing!